obligatory hot springs episode

[cavedwellers]

[what the hell, the brochures said nothing about a hot spring! but WHO CARES it'll be fun and there's pretty much enough light to see by in this part of the caves. Also there is still no lifeguard on duty, but there are little bat-eared monkey things hopping around the rocks so probably there's nothing too predatory in the water. And it's all steaming and warm -- if you're a lifeform that enjoys warm water, anyway, you're in for a treat! Almost certainly nothing could go wrong here. Just keep an eye on your valuables; those little buggers have clever paws.]

((Mingle post go! Tag each other, have fun.))

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[onlyhonournow]

[cautiously perched near the spring, dipping his finger into the water]

[what the hey is that thing climbing on me :<]

... Hello.

[bythehorns]

Oh, uh, hello.

[onlyhonournow]

[plucking the questionable lemur gently off of him and setting it down next to Tavros]

This is unexpected.

[bythehorns]

To find, uh, a naturally occurring geothermically maintained ablution trap? Or, um, for it to be, full of, thiefbeasts?

[onlyhonournow]

... Both, I suppose. It's not an unwelcome surprise.

[bythehorns]

It does seem, pretty nice. I never, got to go to, a place like this, back on Alternia.

[You reach out a hand to let the thiefbeast climb on you. Its ears are really cute.]

[onlyhonournow]

[peering at the lemurthing, with a tender expression]

Maybe it's the guardian. If that's the case, it doesn't seem to mind that we're here.

[bythehorns]

No, he is, um.... [concentrating]

He wonders if, we have anything tasty, to eat, mostly.

[judas_ace]

I wouldn't have thought this would be your kind of thing.

[onlyhonournow]

[chuckling]

It wasn't.

[judas_ace]

Wasn't? [He gives him a curious look] It is now?

[onlyhonournow]

Something like that. I learned to like some interesting things.

[ice_and_steel]

[once again bemoaning lack of etiquette classes in the army]

I do hope this won't make you rusty.

[....Edgar would totally make a sexual joke out of that but fortunately he is not here.]

[onlyhonournow]

[is sitting next to the pool of water with his knees tucked up, not unlike a child admiring some sort of new shiny thing he's just found. he laughs lightly at Celes's comment and turns his head to face her]

No, but I don't think it would be very comfortable for anyone if I tried to go any further.

[ice_and_steel]

I suspect your water displacement ratio is significant, yes.

[onlyhonournow]

[idly running the tips of his fingers in the water for a bit, then shakes off his hand and relaxes, leaning his back up against the cave wall]

How are you?

[ice_and_steel]

I am well. And you?

[well, if nobody else will take the plunge--so to speak--she's never been afraid of leading the charge. She strips out of her clothes efficiently, and hops in the water clad only in her skin]

[onlyhonournow]

[is clearly unbothered by this, being a robot and all, but has picked up enough from hanging around on Earth to know he should allow her her privacy, so he closes his eyes and rests the back of his head against the rock with a smile]

Pleasantly surprised.

[ice_and_steel]

[That's...odd. Do they have a taboo on nudity where he's from?]

By what?

[wingedjustice]

[pfft]

[onlyhonournow]

[:(]

... Wing.

[wingedjustice]

Hey.

[onlyhonournow]

[slowly holding out the hand with the lemur on it and offering it to Wing]

I thought you'd be tired of me by now.

[wingedjustice]

Why would I be?

[onlyhonournow]

[letting the lemur hop off before turning his head back to the water, watching the ripples with a smile]

I'm not the best listener.